Brazil government partners social networks preparing for gambling black...
The regulated betting market in Brazil is set to go live on 1 January 2025. However there are lingering concerns over the black market. Offshore websites have proliferated the long lead-up to...
View ArticleCulinary continues Strip progress with Venetian-Palazzo deal
The tentative deal, reached early Tuesday morning, still needs to be ratified by employees. There are approximately 4,000 non-gaming employees between the two resorts. The agreement is for four years...
View ArticlePhilippine ex-mayor tied to human trafficking still on the run; ‘Heads will...
Alice Guo is a Chinese national also known as Guo Hua Ping. In 2022, she masqueraded as a Filipina to become mayor of Bamban, Tarlac province. Guo went missing in July after being implicated in crimes...
View ArticleEvoke expands Romania presence with €10m Winner.ro acquisition
Evoke plc will combine Winner.ro with its Romania-facing 888.ro business. This, it said, will establish the fourth largest brand by market share (7%) in the region. Once finalised, the deal will see...
View ArticleTabcorp hit with record AU$4.6m fine over “operational deficiencies” in Victoria
Extensive investigations by the VGCCC found Tabcorp had breached the Wagering and Betting Licence and Responsible Gambling Code of Conduct numerous times between August 2020 and February 2023. Issues...
View ArticleMacau chief executive Ho Iat Seng says he won’t seek reelection
As recently as July, local media reported that, come October, Ho would run for a second five-year term for Macau chief executive. But even then rumours swirled about his future after Ho took a...
View ArticleBet-at-home faces €2.8m payout in Austrian player losses case
The case related to a player that was deemed a gambling addict by the court and incurred significant losses on Bet-at-home’s site between August 2018 and July 2020. As an addict, the court said, the...
View ArticleRecord lottery activity drives FY24 revenue increase at Jumbo Interactive
Revenue for the 12 months to 30 June increased across all three core divisions at Jumbo Interactive. However, it was the lottery retailing business that led growth, with active online customers...
View ArticleRed Rock cleared to launch new tavern brand in Las Vegas
At the hearing, commissioners voiced no opposition to the launch of Red Rock’s new brand, called Seventy Six. The name is a reference to 1976, the year the company was founded. As of now there are...
View ArticleLadbrokes becomes official betting partner of Liverpool in UK&I
The multi-year betting partnership announced today (23 August) sees Ladbrokes branding on featured LED screens at the club’s Anfield stadium, as well as at Liverpool Women’s St Helen’s Stadium....
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Missouri digital betting initiative faces legal challenge
Thursday (22 August), the Missouri Independent reported that a lawsuit filed in Cole County Circuit Court contests how the secretary of state certified the initiative. The lawsuit came just over a...
View ArticleMet’s involvement in UK General Election betting investigation ends – GC may...
In a statement the Met said there was still scope for criminal charges to be brought forward, however. Charges would be brought under the Gambling Act, in an investigation handled by the Gambling...
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State of the Union: CFB injury reporting, bye-bye Bovada (again), banned bets...
MAC to require football injury reports The Mid-American Conference (MAC) earlier this week became the second US college football conference to require injury reporting, the Associated Press reported...
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Don’t hold your breath on legal wagering in Texas next year
The future of legalized sports betting in Texas has become entangled in a web of lobbying efforts and political maneuvering centered around the more contentious issue of casino legalisation. The Lone...
View ArticleWeekend Report: Addabbo sounds off about NYC casino process, DraftKings...
Frustration continues over NYC casino bid process New York Senator Joe Addabbo continues to push for and vent his frustration about the status of three downstate NYC casino licences. Per Action...
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Race is on to get a casino approved in Cedar Rapids
On Thursday (29 August), Iowa will take another step toward potentially building its 20th casino. The Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission (IRGC) will hear from vendors it will choose from to perform a...
View ArticleRumblings begin anew for legal wagering in South Carolina
South Carolina is the opposite of a gambling mecca. The deep red southern state has no land-based casinos, no horse racing and it has some of the strictest gambling laws in the US. Despite those...
View ArticleSurvey estimates 10% of Brazil population has suffered gambling-related...
The survey, which included 2,839 respondents in Brazil from all social classes, studied the prevalence of gambling in the population. The study found 68% of Brazilians gamble, with around 16% of...
View ArticleAustralian sports streaming platform 10 Play warned by ACMA over daytime...
Gambling ads in Australia are banned from being shown during sports matches streamed between 5am and 8.30pm. The platform breached regulations by streaming an ad during two sports streams on 14...
View ArticleVietnam extends locals casino pilot programme
Lawmakers in Vietnam are extending a pilot programme allowing citizens to take part in casino gambling, an activity once restricted to foreigners. The Vietnamese locals casino trial, originally set to...
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